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Erythema-based severity scales are validated on Fitzpatrick I-III; skin-of-color patients are systematically underdiagnosed or misclassified by tools not designed for their presentations.
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Diagnostic Disparities in Erythema Visibility: A Call to Redefine Inflammatory Assessment in Diverse Skin Tones.
Forsyth A, Prajapati S, Frasier KM, Kriebel C, Jackson T, Batista R, Jean F, Ezekwe U · 2025 · Cureus 17:e94930
PMID 41262823PMC12626340DOI
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The core PIH mechanism (melanocytes overproduce pigment in response to inflammation on elevated-melanin-density skin).
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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: etiologic and therapeutic considerations.
Callender VD, St Surin-Lord S, Davis EC, Maclin M · 2011 · American journal of clinical dermatology 12:87-99
PMID 21348540DOI
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